C150 MAKING TOUCH AND GO LNDGS HAS NMAC WITH TOUR HELI.
Synopsis
C150 MAKING TOUCH AND GO LNDGS HAS NMAC WITH TOUR HELI.
Narrative
MAKING APCH TO UNCTLED FIELD. CALL IN TO MULTICOM AT 1500 FT; 1200 FT XING MID-FIELD; 800 FT ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 8 FOR 'TOUCH AND GOES.' 3 TOUR HELIS ARE PARKED ON THE GRASS BESIDE THE RAMP. THE APCH END OF FIELD IS OBSCURED BY BUSHES AND TREES. AS I FLARED FOR LNDG (OVER THE NUMBERS) A HELI CAME OUT FROM THE GRASS OVER THE RWY INTO (OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE) MY PATH; TURNED 180 DEGS IMMEDIATELY BACK OFF THE RWY TO AVOID ME AND THEN DEPARTED. I CONTINUED ON WITHOUT LNDG TO KEEP FLYING SPD IN ANTICIPATION OF BLAST OF WIND FROM HIS ROTOR BLADES; AND I REENTERED THE PATTERN AND MADE A NORMAL FULL STOP LNDG. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: I FAILED TO ANNOUNCE BASE AND FINAL TURNS WHICH MAY HAVE STOPPED HIM FROM LIFTING OFF; BUSHES OBSCURE THE APCH END OF RWY 8 FROM THE HELI LNDG AREA; HELIS USE THAT AREA AS A LOADING AND UNLOADING AREA FOR TOUR PAX -- COMMERCIAL OP; AND HELIS USE SOME DIFFERENT FREQS IN THAT AREA AND ACFT #2 MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN MONITORING 122.9 MULTICOM (ALTHOUGH ONE OF THE PLTS ACKNOWLEDGED MY APCH AND SAID HE'D BE LOOKING OUT FOR ME).
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.